Match the Terms with the Definitions

question 52

Multiple Choice

Match the terms with the definitions.(Note: there are more definitions than terms)
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• A)a characteristic of the population
• B)indicates that a person or object belongs in a category
• C)the entire set of people or objects of interest
• D)the arithmetic average of the data
• E)a measurement scale with an absolute zero
• F)a measured characteristic of a sample
• G)helps us determine how much of something is possessed
• H)a subset of people or objects that exist within the entire set

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Definitions:

Mid-ocean Ridge

An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics, where new oceanic crust is created through volcanic activity.

Linear Island Chain

A sequential assembly of islands that form in a straight line, often the result of volcanic activity on the seafloor.

Fracture Zone

A linear zone of irregular topography on the ocean floor where tectonic plates have fractured and moved apart.

Subduction

The process by which one tectonic plate moves under another, sinking into the mantle due to gravitational forces.